linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.20 SATA error

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0702280959070.28570@mtl.rackplans.net>
Date:	Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:02:52 -0500 (EST)
From:	Gerhard Mack <gmack@...erfire.net>
To:	Tomas Carnecky <tom@...ervice.com>
cc:	Robert Hancock <hancockr@...w.ca>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.20 SATA error

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007, Tomas Carnecky wrote:
> Gerhard Mack wrote:
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/44
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/25
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/16
> > [...]
> > ata1.00: configured for PIO4
> 
> I have the same problem, though it appears randomly. It seems like the chances
> for this happening are bigger if I do heavy disk I/O. The only way to fix that
> is to shut down the computer and wait a few seconds before rebooting (if I
> don't wait, the problem doesn't go away). I bought new harddrives, so it's
> most likely not caused by the drives, I also tried putting the drives onto a
> different controller (I have four on-board SATA controller and two
> harddrives), that didn't help either, so I suspect its the cable - SATA cables
> are very error-prone, I don't trust them as they don't hold that tightly in

Well that's the strange thing.. I've done heavy I/O on this with no 
trouble.  This happened overnight when my system should have been mostly 
idle

	Gerhard

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Gerhard Mack

gmack@...erfire.net

<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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